Answer: As we emphasized, around 99% of the HTLV-I carrier people NEVER will develop any health problem related to the HTLV virus. However, some patients could develop neurological problems, generally, complaining about pains in the lower limbs (calves), in the lumbar region (lower part of the lumbar column), and defection and urination difficulty. These symptoms are always progressive and concentrated in the region below the bellybutton line .

Answer: Since the risk for developing the disease associated to the HTLV-I is very low, there is no indication for treatment to the asymptomatic case up to this moment. See similar questions...

Symptoms usually appear within 1-14 days after infection with the bacteria. Average is within 3-5 days. See similar questions...

Answer: In the first visit, besides the serology for the HTLV-I/II, we generally ask for serology for agents that, potentially, show similar routes of transmission, such as the hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, HIV, and syphilis. In our Ambulatory Service, the asymptomatic carrier individuals have an appointment every six months. The blood tests required are: full hemogram, CD4/CD8 T lymphocytes count, lymphocytes culture, proto-parasitologic, Glycemia, DHL. See similar questions...

To date, no cases of SARS have been reported among persons who were exposed to a SARS patient before the onset of the patient's symptoms. See similar questions...

After infection there is an incubation period of 2-14 (OIE) 1-21(USDA) days during which the virus multiplies. See similar questions...

This refers to Human T-lymphotropic viruses, types I and II. These are rare "retroviruses" (like HIV) that are spread like HIV but do not cause AIDS. Type I occurs predominately in persons from certain parts of the world such as southeastern Japan, the Caribbean, South America and Africa. Persons carrying the virus are healthy, and only 3 - 5 percent ever develop signs of disease, often only after 30 - 40 years. See similar questions...

Sometimes, group B strep can cause bladder infections during pregnancy, or infections in the womb during labor or after delivery. Being a carrier (testing positive for group B strep, but having no symptoms) is quite common. Around 25% of women may carry the bacteria at any time. This doesn’t mean that they have group B strep disease, but it does mean that they are at higher risk for giving their baby a group B strep infection during birth. See similar questions...

A person infected with the herpes virus will be a carrier of this virus for the rest of their life. In some cases, symptomatic outbreaks are very sporadic (once a year or even less), but one can continue to have periods of shedding the virus without symptoms (asymptomatic viral shedding ) between outbreaks. See similar questions...

No. Some will appear while others may not appear at all. This can cause difficulties in diagnosing meningitis, complicated by the fact that many symptoms are like the common cold. However, over and above the symptoms themselves, it will become obvious to anyone close to the sufferer that he/she is becoming VERY ill VERY quickly. See similar questions...

Answer: The HTLV virus (abbreviation indicating the virus that affects the human T cells) is a retrovirus isolated in 1980 from a patient with a rare type of T cells leukemia. It has two types: The HTLV-I, which is involved in neurological disease and leukemia, and type 2 (HTLV0II), which is less evidenced as causing a disease. Answer: No. The minority of asymptomatic carriers (without symptoms) could develop some form of disease. See similar questions...

Yes. If someone has hepatitis C, there are several things that can increase the likelihood that the virus will cause liver damage. Drinking alcohol (any amount) is very dangerous to a person who has hepatitis C since alcohol also causes liver damage. In HIV and hepatitis C coinfected people, the risk of developing liver damage is much higher than in those people who only have hepatitis C. See similar questions...

The mode of inheritance is still not completely understood. It was said this was a dominant trait with incomplete penetrance while it might be more a recessive trait. With dominant traits there are no carriers. With recessive disorders carriers are by definition asymptomatic. Based upon our screening results it appears that only homozygous affecteds are at risk of bleeding. See similar questions...

It is possible to be infected with HIV without showing symptoms of illness. An individual can transmit the virus to others, even if he or she shows no symptoms. More persistent or severe symptoms may not surface for a decade or more after HIV first enters the body in adults, and within two years in children born with HIV infection. This period of 'asymptomatic' infection is variable, however. See similar questions...

While it is true that most cystinuric patients are unable to absorb some amino acids (cystine, lysine, arginine, and ornithine), there is not a problem with protein malnutrition. Amino acids are also absorbed in pairs, and cystinuric patients can absorb these amino acids when they are in the pair form or short chains. Thus, there is not a problem with protein deficiency and amino acid supplements are not necessary. See similar questions...

The frequency of asymptomatic shedding parallels that of symptomatic outbreaks. There is little asymptomatic shedding in people with genital herpes due to HSV-1 (and therefore not much risk of transmitting herpes to their partners). For genital herpes due to HSV-2, every infected person sheds virus without symptoms from time to time. Just as symptomatic outbreaks are most common in the first months or years after catching the infection, asymptomatic shedding is most frequent in the first year. See similar questions...

Because screening MRI is controversial and not covered by insurance, Breast MRI of Oklahoma offers a no-cost consultation with Dr. Alan Hollingsworth or Sharon Nall, R.N., Clinical Nurse Specialist for an informed consent session. Your mammograms will be reviewed to see how dense your breast tissue is (if your breast tissue is 'very low density', there may be no real benefit of screening MRI). See similar questions...

If you have stress incontinence, you may leak a small to medium amount of urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh, exercise, or do similar things. If you have urge incontinence, you may feel a sudden urge to urinate and the need to urinate often. With this type of bladder control problem, you may leak a larger amount of urine that can soak your clothes or run down your legs. See similar questions...